Category Archives: Suggestions from others

note to myself

Posted on May 2, 2007 by Michael

I am bad at keeping notes of things to read or do. My to-do lists fly all over the place and eventually get lost. Help me out, blog. Mike Edwards, while reflecting on what was going on twenty years ago, … Continue reading →

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Sources I want to check into after my Pittsburgh readings

Posted on April 4, 2007 by Michael

Bakhtin, M.M. “The Problem of Speech Genres.“ Speech Genres and Other Late Essays. Eds. Caryl Emerson and Michael Holquist. Austin, TX: U of Texas P, 1986. 60-102. Bazerman, Charles. “Genre and Identity: Citizenship in the Age of the Internet and … Continue reading →

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on “The Rhetorician as an Agent of Social Change”

Posted on January 28, 2007 by Michael

Lisa also suggested that I read Cushman’s article “The Rhetorician as an Agent of Social Change,” which I enjoyed a lot. She advocates for crossing the ivory tower/reality divide that separates universities and their work from the real life work … Continue reading →

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“Imagined Geographies”

Posted on January 28, 2007 by Michael

In my thesis, I am arguing for the metaphor of viewing the blogosphere as the ideal city, drawing from the work of Iris Marion Young. Lisa suggested I read Reynolds’s article, and I’m really glad I did. Reynolds is concerned … Continue reading →

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suggestions from chris_v

Posted on May 16, 2006 by Michael

A few months ago I emailed chris_v asking what he knew or what he could suggest I read regarding Situationist philosophy. He wrote me back (and I’m posting it here for my easy access): The most essential Situationist text would … Continue reading →

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